26 GREYHOUND RACING Loyalty Club Members Matthews Hotels South Eastern | 235 Commercial Street East The Gambier | 2 Commercial Street West The Park | 163 Commercial Street West Hotel Supports Responsible Service Alcohol VISIT US ONLINE borderwatch.com.au Coopers Pale Ale long necks 5 for $20. Valid until 28th Feb Join for this and more offers! The Price is right for cup carnival Leads in a treble at Tara Raceway on Sunday afternoon OntheLure with DAVID LEWIS COMPTON greyhound trainer, Tracie Price kicked off the ClassicBet Mount Gambier Cup carnival in fine style at Tara Raceway on Sunday afternoon when leading in a treble. Price won both heats of the Produce Store Feature Maiden (512 metres) with Mega Moment and Claire’s Moment and then brought up his first treble this year when Sakanon Moment turned in an outstanding cup trial in the Trackside Meats Free For All (512m). Mega Moment made an impressive race debut in the first heat of the feature maiden, showing plenty of early pace before running out an easy winner over Carly Jay in a smart maiden time of 30.22 seconds. The black bitch, which is by Lochinvar Marlow out of Solved Moment, is a litter sister and kennelmate to Marlow Moment which won on debut at Tara Raceway last week. A winner of four races at Mount Gambier, Horsham and Warrnambool, Solved Moment is a litter sister to Nicky’s Moment and Suzy’s Moment. By Spring Gun, Sakanon Moment is out of Nicky’s Moment while Suzy’s Moment has a 10 month old litter, also by Spring Gun. Claire’s Moment also displayed her customary early speed and was able to hold out a fast finishing Red Lion in the second heat in a time of 30.66 seconds. The winner is by Mogambo out of Minun, a half-sister to Solved Moment and was bred at Ozenkadnook by Milla Laddrak. From the first heat, Carly Jay, Bourne Gun and Full On Panic have also qualified for Sunday week’s $1860 final with the David Jones trained Carly Jay working home well at what was her first look at the track. Following the running of the second heat, Red Lion, Moving Violation and Newbridge Saint will also join Claire’s Moment in what promises to be a keenly contested final on Mount Gambier Cup final day. The Richard Clayfield trained Red Lion, a half-sister to former Trainer breaks run of outs EDENHOPE trainer Cap Abbott won his first race this year when Thyme To Rock finished over the top of Weblec Angel to win the Allestree Holiday Units Stake (512m) by 1.25 lengths in another smart time of 29.80 seconds. By Regal Thyme out of Wentworth Park winner Surf On Bye, the brindle dog’s win has seen Abbott once again successfully combine with Victorian owner Jen Lovett to turn around the fortunes of one of her dogs. “Last year I had a bit of success with one of Jen’s dogs called Pepper Assault,” Abbott said. “And when she contacted me a CUP CONTENDERS: Karen Van Der Laan and trainer Tracie Price with Flaming Gold and Sakanon Moment which ran the quinella in Sunday’s Trackside Meats Free For All at Tara Raceway. Both dogs will now line up in the ClassicBet Mount Gambier Cup heats. Tara Raceway 512 metre record holder Dub Me In, registered her first placing in six starts and impressed in the manner in which she finished the race off. Later in the day, Sakanon Moment, following an all-the-way win over kennelmate Flaming Gold in a sparkling 29.75 seconds, highlighted just what a strong team Price will have for this Sunday’s cup heats. The closest Price has come to winning the cup is with Suzy’s Moment which in 2011 defeated Cryer’s Midget (the dam of another local contender for this year’s cup in Cryer’s Ricky) in a heat before running third to Banger Harvey in the final. In addition to Sakanon Moment and Flaming Gold he will also have other top chances including recent Gawler Cup finalist Who’s Doing What and another former WA chaser in Wattle You Have which was narrowly beaten at Gawler last week. Speaking after Sunday’s win, Price said he believed Sakanon Moment, a $16 chance, had benefited from running at other tracks even though he had been well beaten. “In recent weeks, he’d finished down the line at Angle Park and Strathalbyn,” he said. “He just doesn’t race well when he travels to other tracks but he generally appreciates returning to Tara Raceway and races accordingly.” Thanks Tubby, the 512 metre record holder at 29.60 seconds, resumed after a five-week break and was an odds-on favourite in the Trackside Meats Free For All on the strength of a quick recent trial and then drawing box one in Sunday’s race. The daughter of Superman and Irish Fantasy ran home well enough to finish a 4.75 length third although she never looked like troubling the winner. Trainer David Peckham, of Allendale East, said Thanks Tubby would be nominated for the cup heats along with Bourne Again which has returned to his kennels after an unsuccessful campaign in Adelaide. Record holder on track for cup ANOTHER trainer who has a strong team for the cup is Moyston trainer Peter Franklin who looks likely to nominate Ireland’s Oyster, Future Past, Mojito Mayhem and Vector. Ireland’s Oyster, which broke the 400 metre record when Greyhound results MOUNT Gambier Greyhound Racing Club results from Sunday, February 22, 2015: Race 1, The Produce Store Open Stake, Heat 1, 512m: Mega Moment 1; Carly Jay 2; Bourne Gun 3. Others: Full On Panic, Gold Rocker, Surfalong Moment, Lizzie Four Paws, Small Sprint. Time: 30.22. Margins: 4 lengths, 5¼ lengths. Owners: Moment (Manager: K. Van Der Laan). Trainer: T. Price. Numbers: 3, 7, 5, 4. Win: $6.40. Place: $2.80, $1.40, $1.30. Quinella: $11.40. Exacta: $33. Trifecta: $61.70. First 4: $591.40. Jackpot: $7.66. Race 2, The Produce Store Open Stake, Heat 2, 512m: Claire's Moment 1; Red Lion 2; Moving Violation 3. Others: Newbridge Saint, Arbour Bear, Eumeralla Rex, Fawn Dawn, Pseudo Echo. Time: 30.66. Margins: neck, 1¼ lengths. Owners: Moment (Manager: K. Van Der Laan). Trainer: T. Price. Numbers: 2, 8, 1, 6. Win: $3.10. Place: $1.30, $3.70, $1.80. Qjuinella: $34.60. Exacta: $127.50. Trifecta: $159.50. First 4: $740.20. Jackpot: $95.54. Race 3, ClassicBet Stake, 400m: Sharkarakis 1; Lektra Khan 2; Happy Go Lowery 3. Others: Rumbled, Marlow Moment, Galactic Evil. Time: 23.33. Margins: 1 length, ¾ length. Owners: Gillespie, Chuck, Peacock, Barth. Trainer: S. Bartholomew. Numbers: 6, 3, 1, 4. Win: $2.70. Place: $1.60, $1.40, no div. Quinella: $3.70. Exacta: $12.30. Trifecta: $24.20. First 4: $296.60. Race 4, The Border Watch Stake, 400m: Red Cry 1; Sneaky Spirit 2; Lika Gem 3. Others: Mrs Crunkett, William's Moment, Prowling Lad, Felina Bale, Memphis Magic. Time: 23.28. Margins: 1¾ lengths, 3¾lengths. Owner-trainer: Paul Herry. Numbers: 7, 5, 3, 4. Win: $3.90. Place: $1.50, $4.10, $1.90. 26 - The Border Watch, Tuesday, February 24, 2015 Quinella: $32.50. Exacta: $58.30. Trifecta: $215.10. First 4 (jackpot) $205.79. Race 5, Banjo Boy Open, 600m: Cryer's Blackie 1; Captain Clancey 2; Striking Viking 3. Others: Cheap Currency, Andy Jay, Status Bo, Cairnlea Flash, Simply Electric. Time: 35.65. Owner-trainer: T. Cryer. Numbers: 6, 8, 1, 5. Win: $8.20. Place: $2.50, $2.20, $1.80. Quinella: $18.20. Exacta: $36. Trifecta: $485.70. First 4: $799. Jackpot: $72.22. Race 6, Laser Electrical Stake, 512m: Lots Of Yap 1; High Sierra 2; Bourne Cheeky 3. Others: Sassy Anna, Glenville Jaz, Buzz Raider, Bluey Benz, Eumeralla Boss. Time: 29.95. Margins: 1¾ lengths, 4¼ lengths. Owners: Three Generations (Manager: b. Boers). Trainer: B. Boers. Numbers: 1, 2, 7, 6. Win: $3.90. Place: $2.40, $1.00, $3.20. Quinella: $4.60. Exacta: $8.80. Trifecta: $73.60. First 4: $608.40. Jackpot: $94.25. Race 7, Metal Worx Stake, 512m: Ireland's Oyster 1; Cryer's Ricky 2; Alderley Riot 3. Others: Heliski, Fluke Of Fantasy, Pumped Rule, Westlake Prinz, Starlight Safari. Time: 29.73. Margins: 5¾ lengths, 3½ lengths. Owner: B. Priest. Trainer: P. Franklin. Numbers: 5, 7, 1, 6. Win: $2.00. Place: $1.40, $1.10, $4.50. Quinella: $5.60. Exacta: $8.80. Trifecta: $67.80. First 4: $179.80. Race 8, Trackside Meats Free For All, 512m: Sakanon Moment 1; Flaming Gold 2; Thanks Tubby 3. Others: Galactic Impact, Turanza Creek, Manila Express. Time: 29.75. Margins: 4 lengths, ¾ length. Owners: Moment (Manager: K. Van Der Laan). Trainer: T. Price. Numbers: 7, 2, 1, 6. Win: $16. Place: $5.40, $2.20, no div. Quinella: $32.10. Exacta: $105.80. Jackpot: $21.64. Trifecta: $132.20. First 4: $1497.20. Jackpot: $386.40. DD (5, 7) $14.30. TT (jackpot – 1, 5, 7) $13. QD (jackpot – 6, 1, 5, 7) $35.20. Race 9, Allestree Holiday Units Stake, 512m: Thyme To Rock 1; Weblec Angel 2; Fiest Fairy 3. Others: Power Maker, Southwood Rose, Glenville Thrill, Ticked Off, Tenement Funster. Time 29.80. Margins: 1¼ lengths, 2½ lengths. Numbers: 5, 7, 8, 3. Win: $7.90. Place: $1.80, $1.80, $1.70. Quinella: $14.30. Exacta: $34.10. Trifecta: $134.20. First 4: $1584. Jackpot: $319.63. Race 10, Premier Bolony @ Stud Mixed Stake, 400m: Bourbon Club 1; Cerrone 2; Young Gunner 3. Others: Vector, West On Xavier, Our Blue Earner, Piper's Pick. Time: 23.36. Margins: 1½ lengths, 2½ lengths. Owner: J. Casey. Trainer: B. Shepheard. Numbers: 3, 6, 2, 5. Win: $5.00. Place: $1.80, $2.40, $1.20. Quinella: $24.20. Exacta: $40.20. Trifecta: $98.90. First 4: $1016.80. Jackpot: $157.45. www.theborderwatch.com.au running 22.83 seconds at Tara Raceway on January 30, was stepping out over the longer journey for the first time since early December when contesting the Metal Worx Stake (512m) on Sunday. Quickly away from box five, the 35 kilogram son of Premier Fantasy and Mineola Grand took over the running going out of the first turn and from then on the main interest centred around the time he would run. On another well-prepared track, Ireland’s Oyster stopped the clock in a best of day 29.73 seconds when defeating last week’s Spud Regis Summer Classic winner Cryer’s Ricky by 5.75 lengths. And Franklin sounded an ominous warning when declaring that the white and black dog should be further improved by the run. “As I’ve said before, Ireland’s Oyster takes a bit of keeping right but he’s basically a 600 metre dog so the 512 metres certainly won’t pose him any problems in relation to the cup.” Future Past and Mojito Mayhem didn’t race on Sunday but Vector finished fourth over the unsuitable distance of 400 metres and will be better suited at 512 metres. couple of weeks ago to see if I would have a go with Thyme To Rock I figured I didn’t have much to lose. “I said I’d give him a month but when I trialled him at Tara Raceway recently he trialled pretty well so I was confident there would be a race in him.” Abbott said he would now nominate Thyme To Rock for this week’s cup heats. Cryer’s terrific run continues APSLEY trainer Tom Cryer’s terrific recent run continued on Sunday when Cryer’s Blackie led all the way to win the Banjo Boy Middle Distance Championship heat over 600 metres. The same field will be redrawn and contest the $2070 final at Tara Raceway on Sunday, March 8. The winner will also receive a service to the former top chaser Banjo Boy. By Fear Zafonic out of Young Diva, Cryer’s Blackie’s win followed on from her kennelmate Cryer’s Ricky’s Summer Classic win last week. Having only her second start over the middle distance, Cryer’s Blackie held out the David Peckham trained pair of Captain Clancey and Striking Viking when winning by 2.25 lengths in a handy time of 35.70 seconds. Record holder Striking Viking, beaten 3.5 lengths, was resuming after injury and should strip fitter for the final while Kevin Mugavin’s Cheap Currency, having his first run on the track, found plenty of trouble early but ran home nicely to finish fourth. 663850